Chapter 120
"Susanoo!"
A materialized chakra skeleton suddenly appeared around Sakyo. The ANBU member was clearly startled, then abandoned his original attack route and quickly retreated.
Just now, the ANBU was only holding a kunai—he had no qualification to damage Susanoo.
And what kind of little genius would try to slash Susanoo with a kunai? That was simply seeking death, right?
"This is straight-up cheating…"
The ANBU couldn't help muttering under his breath, while thinking of a countermeasure in his heart.
No way—he couldn't win… should he call for teammates?
No, that wouldn't work either. The teammates were busy dealing with the jinchūriki—their pressure was even greater than his.
Mm… looks like he could only stall.
…
Now, Naruto deeply realized how strong the ANBU were.
This group was clearly not ordinary ANBU—they must have been selected through layers of screening, the elite of the elite.
After all, when facing Root last time, Naruto didn't feel it was this difficult.
Perhaps this entire squad was composed of jōnin-level ninjas.
"I still underestimated how seriously the village takes the jinchūriki."
As Naruto said this, he saw many ANBU suddenly stop their attacks.
The ANBU captain removed his mask, revealing a face covered in scars.
"Good grief—just earlier you said you wanted to take me as your disciple, and now you're bringing people to hunt me down?"
After recognizing Nara Shikaku, Naruto couldn't help complaining.
Nara Shikaku lazily reminded Naruto: "We're not here to hunt you. In some specific situations, we would actually protect you."
Naruto's mouth twitched. Protect? What a joke.
If not for his overwhelming strength just now, that wave of attacks would have turned him into a roasted whole person.
Seeing Naruto's expression, Nara Shikaku immediately felt it was too troublesome.
As a jōnin squad leader, he had disguised himself with an ANBU mask to fake not leaving the village.
But the situation seemed very unfavorable, and Naruto's attitude was obvious.
So… the guess from last time was true?
"Can you tell me why you're defecting?"
Without Nara Shikaku's order, the group of ANBU members—whoever they really were—stopped one after another and didn't attack Naruto.
After the ninjutsu aftermath passed, the battlefield became unusually quiet.
On the other side, Sakyo's opponent also jumped back several times, keeping distance and not giving her a chance to attack.
Sakyo glared viciously at the white-haired ANBU in front of her, itching with anger.
This guy was slippery like an eel. At first, Sakyo could handle him easily—it seemed he had been holding back.
Naruto looked strangely at Nara Shikaku: "What? I'm not defecting!"
"I just took my friends out for a trip. Once we've had enough fun, we'll come back on our own. How is that defecting?"
Nara Shikaku looked seriously at Naruto's expression, pretending to think…
"Can I trust you?"
Nara Shikaku spoke very directly to Naruto.
Naruto didn't think Shikaku could pull any tricks, so he casually replied: "You can trust me."
"Good. I can let you leave, but while you're outside, you need to use Transformation Technique, and you must return to Konoha in one month."
"Because… we can only conceal the jinchūriki leaving the village for two months at most."
Now it was Naruto's turn to be stunned: "Huh? Really? Did I hear that right?"
"You're actually willing to let me leave?"
Nara Shikaku nodded: "If it were Lord Third Hokage, probably not."
"But I know that if you hide your identity well, there won't be any danger within two months."
Naruto was still a little uneasy: "Really?"
Nara Shikaku confirmed again: "Yes. You can go. Just remember our agreement."
Nara Shikaku made such a major decision, yet not a single one of the many ANBU members objected.
If it was because of insufficient authority, Naruto glanced toward the white-haired ANBU not far away—that guy was definitely Kakashi.
Even an elite jōnin like Kakashi didn't object. It was simply unbelievable.
It seemed… Nara Shikaku's decision was extremely convincing…
"We can really leave?"
Naruto still felt something was off, and also very incredulous.
I'm the jinchūriki, right? You said even if the Third Hokage came, he wouldn't let me go?
How come when it's you, you're perfectly fine letting me go?
Seeing Naruto's look of disbelief, Nara Shikaku explained: "Just consider it Konoha's trust in you."
Regarding matters related to the jinchūriki, Nara Shikaku had long held his own opinions.
But due to the Third Hokage's hesitation and Danzō's threats, Nara Shikaku couldn't take any effective action.
In Nara Shikaku's view, the jinchūriki was also part of the village.
Moreover, Naruto's seal was extremely stable—arguably the most stable seal in the world—and had never gone berserk…
In such a situation, giving the jinchūriki full trust and freedom could greatly increase their attachment to the village and reduce the chance of defection.
This was Nara Shikaku's own understanding!
Though Naruto wasn't afraid of this group of ANBU, seeing Sakyo already exhausted, he thought for a moment and said: "Alright then, I will definitely return to Konoha."
Naruto's speed was incredibly fast—he instantly appeared beside Sakyo.
"Let's go first—the film crew has already gone far."
But… Sakyo stubbornly stared at the white-haired ANBU and said: "I want to duel him!"
Slap~
Naruto slapped Sakyo's little butt. He could even feel the tender flesh jiggle twice…
"What are you joking about? Little Sakyo, do you think you've made it again? Hatake 50/50 is someone you can handle?"
"You… you!!! What are you doing??"
In front of so many people, being treated like this by Naruto naturally made Sakyo extremely embarrassed—especially under the eyes of so many ANBU. She wanted to crawl into a hole…
You have to know—Sakyo's identity in Konoha was as a boy!
And these ANBU were all from Konoha!
If they saw this, after the mission ended and they returned, wouldn't the gossip spread all over the streets?
Then Haruno Sakura would definitely come looking for the truth.
Her classmates would look at Sakyo with strange eyes. Just thinking about it was mortifying.
Imagine: the only "boy" of the Uchiha clan, traveling with Uzumaki Naruto, gets caught by ANBU, and Uzumaki Naruto publicly slaps "his" butt in front of them.
Wouldn't that mean the only "boy" of the Uchiha clan likes boys?
Naruto didn't think too much about it. He said to Sakyo: "Little Sakyo-chan… calm down, don't send!"
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